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           January 2, 2007

 

      The Lee County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at 9:00 A.M., at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison.

 

      Present: Ernie Schiller, Rick Larkin, George Morgan, Larry Kruse and Bob Woodruff

 

All votes are unanimous unless otherwise indicated.

 

Board Secretary Lori Grape administered the oath of office to newly elected Supervisors Rick Larkin and Ernie Schiller, County Treasurer Janet Strunk and County Recorder Larry Holtkamp.

 

Moved by Larkin, seconded by Schiller, to nominate George Morgan as Chairman and Ernie Schiller as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Roll call: Larkin-aye, Schiller-aye, Kruse-nay, Woodruff-nay and Morgan-abstained. Motion did not carry.

 

Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Kruse, to nominate Larry Kruse as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Roll call: Woodruff-aye, Kruse-aye, Schiller-nay, Larkin-nay and Morgan-aye. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Kruse, seconded by Woodruff, to nominate Bob Woodruff as Vice-Chair of the Board of Supervisors. Roll call: Kruse-aye, Woodruff-aye, Schiller-nay, Larkin-nay and Morgan-aye.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 1

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that Larry W. Kruse be and is hereby appointed Chairman of the Lee County Board of Supervisors for the year 2007.

 

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that Robert J. Woodruff be and is hereby appointed Acting Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice-Chairman, /s/ George Morgan, Member. Attest: /s/ Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried.

     

Moved by Morgan, seconded by Woodruff, to table item number 13 of the Consent Agenda. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended:

RESOLUTION #2007 – 2

 

RESOLUTION OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

A RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTAIN CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

      WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors has in the past adopted certain continuing resolutions; and,

 

WHEREAS, those resolutions of Lee County Board of Supervisors expire with the swearing in of the 2007 Lee County Board of Supervisors; and,

 

      WHEREAS, these resolutions are not controversial in nature, but are necessary for the orderly functioning of county government; and,

 

      WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has reviewed the individual resolutions and finds that each resolution is appropriate to be readopted and approved as a continuing resolution of this Board.

 

      NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Supervisors that the following resolutions shall be readopted and approved as continuing resolutions of the 2007 Lee County Board of Supervisors:

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 3, a Resolution Authorizing the Lee County Auditor to Draw Warrants to Pay all Court Certificates, Freight Bills, Express Bills & Postage as Provided by the Law;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 4, a Resolution Authorizing the Chairman to Execute & Acknowledge for & on Behalf of Lee County, Iowa with Board Approval, Leases & Deeds of Conveyance of Real Estate;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 5, a Resolution Appointing Sheriff H.D. Jones, & his Deputies as Agents of Lee County, Iowa, to make Service of Notices of Expirations of Rights to Redeem from Tax Sale & to make Affidavit of Completed Service of such Action;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 6, a Resolution Designating The Daily Democrat, The Daily Gate City & The West Point Bee as Official Newspapers in & for Lee County, Iowa;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 7, a Resolution Appointing Mark Smidt, Gary Milks & Wendy Vonderhaar as Agents of Lee County, Iowa, to make Publications of all Notices Required to be Published in The Daily Democrat, The Daily Gate City & the West Point Bee & to make Affidavits of such Publications in all Cases where Lee County, Iowa has Purchased Real Estate at Scavenger Sale & Holds Certification of such Purchases at such Sale;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 8, a Resolution Appointing Ryanne Wood as the Lee County General Relief Director for the period January 2, 2007 to January 1, 2008;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 9, a Resolution Designating Banks to be Depositories of Lee County, Iowa;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 10, a Resolution Appointing a Representative & Alternate to the South Iowa Area Crime Commission;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 11, a Resolution Re-appointing Dr. Eugenio Torres, M.D. as Lee County Medical Examiner for the period January 2, 2007 to January 2, 2009;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 12, a Resolution Re-appointing Dr. Edeliro Escobar, M.D. as Substitute Lee County Medical Examiner for the period January 2, 2007 to January 2, 2009;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 13, a Resolution Re-Appointing Dr. David Wenger-Keller & Dr. Richard H. Georges to the Lee County Board of Health for the period of January 2, 2007 to January 4, 2010;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 14, a Resolution Authorizing County Engineer or Assistant to Execute Underground Construction Permits on County Road Right-of-Way;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 15, a Resolution Authorizing County Engineer or Assistant to Issue Special Permits for Movement of Oversize Vehicles & Loads;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 16, a Resolution Authorizing County Engineer to Close Roads as Necessary for Construction, Reconstruction or Maintenance;

 

        Resolution Number 2007 – 17, a Resolution Authorizing County Engineer to Execute Certificate of Completion

 

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Auditor shall make such corrections in these resolutions to reflect the appropriate dates showing readoption and approval in 2007. These resolutions shall be set forth in full in the minutes of this meeting as fully adopted by this resolution.

 

Dated at Fort Madison, Iowa this the 2nd day of January 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 3

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that the Lee County Auditor be and is hereby authorized to draw warrants to pay all court certificates, freight bills, express bills and postage as provided by the law.

 

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all other claims against Lee County, Iowa shall and must be passed upon by the Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting before being paid.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 4

 

      RESOLVED to authorize Larry W. Kruse, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, to execute and acknowledge for and on behalf of Lee County, Iowa with Board approval, leases and deeds of conveyance of real estate and said authority shall exist for the year 2007, or until revoked or rescinded by action of the Board.

 

      DATED:  January 2, 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 5

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that Sheriff H. D. Jones, and his Deputies be hereby appointed as the agents of Lee County, Iowa, to make service of notices of expirations of rights to redeem from tax sale and to make affidavit of completed service of such action.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 6

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that the newspapers be hereby designated as official newspapers in and for Lee County, Iowa; The Daily Democrat in Fort Madison, The Daily Gate City in Keokuk and The West Point Bee in West Point.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 7

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that Mark Smidt, Gary Milks and Wendy Vonderhaar be, and they are hereby appointed as agents of Lee County, Iowa, to make publications of all notices required to be published in the Daily Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa; the West Point Bee, West Point, Iowa; and the Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa newspapers which Mark Smidt, Gary Milks and Wendy Vonderhaar are publishers, and to make affidavits of such publications in all cases where Lee County, Iowa has purchased real estate at Scavenger Sale and holds certification of such purchases at such sale.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 8

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 that Ryanne Wood is hereby appointed as Lee County General Relief Director for the period January 2, 2007 to January 1, 2008.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 9

 

      BE IT RESOLVED THIS 2nd DAY OF JANUARY 2007 TO DESIGNATE THE FOLLOWING BANKS TO BE DEPOSITORIES OF LEE COUNTY, IOWA.  FUNDS IN AMOUNTS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNTS LISTED OPPOSITE EACH OF SAID DEPOSITORIES.  THE LEE COUNTY OFFICERS AND THEIR DEPUTIES ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DEPOSIT THE LEE COUNTY FUNDS IN AMOUNTS STATED FOR SAID BANKS AS FOLLOWS:

 

TREASURER                     LOCATION                MAX DEPOSIT

Fort Madison Bank & Trust Co.     Fort Madison              $10,000,000.00

Lee County Bank & Trust, N.A.     Fort Madison                5,000,000.00

State Central Bank                Fort Madison               10,000,000.00

Midwest Federal Savings & Loan    Fort Madison                1,000,000.00

       Association of Eastern Iowa

Farmers Savings Bank              Wever                      2,000,000.00

Keokuk Savings Bank & Trust       Keokuk                     5,000,000.00

State Central Bank                Keokuk                     5,000,000.00

Pilot Grove Savings Bank          West Point                 2,000,000.00

First Community Bank, FSB         Keokuk                     2,000,000.00

Pilot Grove Savings Bank          Pilot Grove                9,500,000.00

AUDITOR

Fort Madison Bank & Trust Co.     Fort Madison                 100,000.00

Keokuk Savings Bank & Trust       Keokuk                       100,000.00

Pilot Grove Savings Bank          Pilot Grove                  100,000.00

SHERIFF

Keokuk Savings Bank & Trust       Keokuk                       300,000.00

Lee County Bank & Trust, N.A.     Fort Madison                 300,000.00

RECORDER

Fort Madison Bank & Trust Co.     Fort Madison                 100,000.00

State Central Bank                Keokuk                       100,000.00

Keokuk Savings Bank & Trust       Keokuk                       100,000.00

Lee County Bank & Trust, N.A.     Fort Madison                 100,000.00

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 10

 

RESOLUTION TO APPOINT DELEGATE

 

      WHEREAS, the County of Lee, Iowa, by resolution duly passed heretofore, has resolved that it shall participate in the planning and programming of the South Iowa Area Crime Commission.

 

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE, that Larry Kruse is hereby designated as said County’s official representative to the South Iowa Area Crime Commission.

 

      FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that Rick Larkin is hereby designated as said

County’s official alternate representative to the Commission in instances where the official representative is unavailable.

 

Passed this 2nd day of January 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 11

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 to re-appoint Dr. Eugenio Torres, M.D. as Lee County Medical Examiner for the period January 2, 2007 to January 2, 2009.

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 12

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 to re-appoint Dr. Edeliro Escobar as Substitute Lee County Medical Examiner for the period January 2, 2007 to January 2, 2009.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 13

 

      RESOLVED this 2nd day of January 2007 to hereby re-appoint Dr. David Wenger-Keller and Dr. Richard H. Georges to the Lee County Board of Health for a 3 year term commencing January 2, 2007 to January 4, 2010.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

                                                                   

RESOLUTION #2007-14

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Supervisors that the Lee County Engineer and/or the Assistant County Engineer are hereby authorized and empowered to execute underground construction permits without further action by the Board of Supervisors.

 

Passed and approved this      2nd ___ day of January 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007-15

 

WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors is empowered under authority of Section 321E.1 of the Code of Iowa to issue permits for the movement of machines, vehicles or loads, or combinations thereof which exceed the maximum dimensions and/or weights specified in Sections 321.452 to 321.466, but within the limitations of Chapter 321E upon Secondary Roads under their jurisdiction, and

 

      WHEREAS, it is important that such permits be issued by persons familiar with the statutes and regulations relating to such permits and also with the limitations of the county’s roadways, road surfaces and structures along the selected or designated routes.

     

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Supervisors that the Lee County Engineer and/or the Assistant Lee County Engineer be authorized to issue and sign special permits for the movement of vehicles of excessive size and weight upon Lee County Secondary Roads in accordance with said Chapter 321E.

 

Passed and approved this      2nd day of        January       2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007-16

 

WHEREAS, Section 306.41 of the Code of Iowa provides that “The agency having jurisdiction and control over any highway in the state, or the chief engineer of said agency when delegated by such agency, may temporarily close sections of a highway by a formal resolution entered upon the minutes of such agency when reasonably necessary because of construction, reconstruction, maintenance or natural disaster and shall cause to be erected road closed signs and partial or total barricades in the roadway at each end of the closed highway section and on the closed highway where that highway is intersected by other highways if such intersection remains open.”

 

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Supervisors that the Lee County Engineer be authorized to close Lee County Secondary Roads as necessary with the actual dates of closure to be determined by the County Engineer, as follows:

 

For Construction - Any project described in the approved Lee County

   Secondary Road Construction Program and any  

   Approved supplements thereto. 

 

For Emergency - Closure of any road for maintenance purposes:  Any

                route deemed necessary by the County Engineer.

 

      The Engineer will also notify the local news media when a road has been closed for construction.

 

Passed and approved this      2nd    day of      January       2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

RESOLUTION #2007-17

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Supervisors that the Lee County Engineer is hereby designated, authorized, and empowered on behalf of the Lee County Board of Supervisors to execute he certification of completion of work and final acceptance thereof in accordance with plans and specifications in connection with all Farm-to-Market and federal or state aid construction projects in this county.

 

Passed and approved this      2nd     day of January 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor.

 

Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Larkin, to approve the Wednesday, December 27, 2006 board minutes.  Motion carried.

 

Moved by Larkin, seconded by Schiller, to approve the following resolution:

 

RESOLUTION #2007-18

 

BE IT RESOLVED, and hereby resolved, that the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CREATING THE IOWA COUNTY TREASURERS EGOVERNMENT ALLIANCE, attached hereto and marked as Exhibit “A’ is approved and adopted by Lee County.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lee County Treasurer is authorized to participate as a Sponsor in the attached agreement in his/her capacity and consistent with his/her authority as County Treasurer of this County.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lee County Treasurer is authorized to take any additional actions and execute any documents that are, in his/her discretion, necessary to facilitate this Resolution.

 

Dated this 2nd day of January, 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Schiller to retain the current Board of Supervisors meeting schedule. The first and second Tuesdays of the month the Board will meet at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison at 9:00 A.M. and the third and fourth Tuesdays of the month the Board will meet at the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk at 9:00 A.M. Motion carried.

 

There were no Citizen Comments.

 

Moved by Morgan, seconded by Woodruff, to appoint Joe Kowzan to the Southeast Iowa Development Corporation Loan Review Committee for the period January 1, 2007 through January 1, 2008. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to appoint Ryanne Wood to the Great River Progressive Housing Corporation Board, effective January 1, 2007. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Morgan, to approve the following resolution:

 

RESOLUTION #2007-19

 

Resolution of the Lee County Board of Supervisors Approving the Lifting of a Hiring Freeze to Allow the Lee County Engineer to Hire One (1) Full-time Automotive Shop Foreman for the Purpose of Replacing a Vacancy

WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors approved a hiring freeze for Lee County Iowa government (excluding Commissions and/or Compensated Boards) from August 8, 2006 to July 3, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors will consider specific requests from Department Heads for exceptions on a case by case basis; and

WHEREAS, the Lee County Engineer is requesting such an exception to hire one (1) full-time Automotive Shop Foreman, and

WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors believes that it would be appropriate to approve the Lee County Engineer’s request. 

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Lee County Board of Supervisors approves the lifting of the hiring freeze to allow the Lee County Engineer to hire one (1) full-time Automotive Shop Foreman.

Dated at Fort Madison, Iowa on the 2nd day of January 2007.

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried.

 

At the recommendation of County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz, it was moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to approve a bid for resurfacing County Road J62 to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Illinois in the amount of $961,807.30. Motion carried. One other bid was received from Cessford Construction Company of Le Grand Iowa in the amount of $1,013,676.92.

 

      Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the following resolution:

 

RESOLUTION #2007-20

 

WHEREAS, Congress enacted the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) which provides grant money through the Surface Transportation Program (STP) for construction and/or reconstruction for eligible routes and

 

      WHEREAS, J40 160th Street in Lee County is an eligible route, and

 

      WHEREAS, the local jurisdiction must provide at least twenty percent of the construction costs of each project, and

 

      WHEREAS, the local jurisdiction shall provide continued maintenance for the eligible route.

     

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Supervisors shall provide the local share to resurface J40 160th Street.

 

      Passed and approved this   2nd  day of January, 2007

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried.

 

      Moved by Larkin, seconded by Morgan, to approve the following resolution:

 

RESOLUTION #2007-21

 

We the Lee County Board of Supervisors, as a member of Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS), do hereby approve and authorize RUSS to enter into a “Joint Agreement for the Erection, Maintenance, and Operation of Plants and Systems for Sanitary Sewer Services” and authorize RUSS to issue Sewer Revenue Bonds to finance the acquisition and construction of plants and systems for sanitary sewer service to serve the City of PLEASANT PLAIN AND THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF EAST PLEASANT PLAIN/JEFFERSON COUNTY, Iowa.

 

Dated this 2nd day of January 2007.

 

Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried.

 

      Moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to retain the current employee mileage reimbursement rate at 37 cents per mile for FY08. Motion carried.

 

      Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Schiller, to approve the following new hire for Secondary Roads: Joseph L. Booten, Road Maintenance Worker, Grade 3 Step 1, $13.53/hr., effective 1/1/07. Motion carried.

 

      Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the following new hire and pay rate change for the Treasurer’s Office: Chastity Kearns, Records Clerk, Class 3 Step 1, from $10.12/hr., effective 12/18/06 to $10.32/hr., effective 1/1/07. Motion carried.

 

      Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the following temporary part-time new hire and pay rate change for the County Attorney’s Office: Tracy Aultman, Legal Secretary, Class 4 Step 1, from $10.21/hr, effective 12/21/06 to $10.41/hr., effective 1/1/07. Motion carried.

 

      Received and filed the following for the Health Department: Christian R. White, new-hire, RN/Staff Nurse, $16.00/hr., effective 11/27/06 and Karen Turnbull, retro-active wage adjustment, from $13.78/hr. to $13.79/hr., effective 7/1/06.

 

      Received and filed the following retroactive pay increase for Emergency Management: Stephen Cirinna, Director, from $27,008.58 annually to $27,273.00 annually.

 

      There was no New Business.

 

      Committee Reports: Chairman Kruse held a discussion with Supervisor Schiller concerning Schiller’s appointment to the RUSS Board. Kruse will be attending a Decat meeting on Friday, January 5, 2007. Supervisor Morgan reported that there will be a meeting between Mid America and the Port Authority on January 8th.

 

      Moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to approve payment of claims.  Motion carried.

 

      Received and filed a Class B Beer Permit Renewal Application for Spring Lake Golf Club LLC, Fort Madison.

 

      Received and filed a Tax Suspension Notice for property at 201 Chestnut, Donnellson.

 

With no further business, Chairman Kruse adjourned the meeting at 9:49 A.M.  The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 9:00 A.M., in the Boardroom of the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison.

 

/s/Larry W. Kruse, Chairman

 

Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor